The Nitish government has sealed the stamp of the Centre on 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker Generals in Bihar, and plans to table a Bill on it during the state legislature’s budget session which commences on February 11. Nitish aims the implementation of the reservation in the state with the Governor’s nod before the Lok Sabha polls.
On the other hand, Tejashwi Yadav may openly oppose this reservation in the upcoming polls. Apparently, he has told all his alliance to dedicate the maximum share of their seats to backward classes and Muslims.
Upendra Kushwaha has been instructed to contest only Kushwaha candidates from their four seats. Tejashwi’s plan is to contest backward classes, Dalits and Muslims from 35 out of Bihar’s 40 seats.
Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha and IIM-graduate Mahendra Yadav handle Tejashwi’s Twitter account. Jha has been entrusted with the task of check-mating the 10 per cent reservation move. The letter that Tejashwi wrote to the PM is also said to be drafted by none other than Jha. Jha is a JNU-graduate and was a professor at DU, too.